For New Year's in 2000, my dad was a bartender.

My mom was a waitress at a party.

And they took me and my brother.

And so all night, and they were working it.

Right.

So it's sort of like that, that work ethic that they showed me that, sure, there's other people partying and celebrating.

And my parents are out there working for the future for my brother and I. It's been

crazy because now they have the time to take off from work and work whenever they want to.

The sacrifice has paid off and a lot of people may see them now, but they, I always try to

remind other people too. It's like we started from zero.

Welcome to the real estate and financial independence podcast.

I'm your host Chad Carson.

You can also call me coach.

And this is a show all about helping you get out of the financial grind. you can do more of what matters. Whether you're a long-time listener or a first-time

listener, it's always an honor to have you back for another episode. The title of today's episode is

Meet the Immigrant, Who Became a Millionaire with Real Estate. This is an interview with Diego

Corso. He is originally from Peru. His family

moved here when he was a kid. And this is just an incredible story. I feel like it's the

prototypical, the perfect American story because it shows how resilient Diego and his family

had to be both getting here, even going to high school and college for Diego as a smart

student. How do you finance college? How do you pay for things? How do you get started in real

estate investing when you have very few resources? Just from one step to another, I think you'll be

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